Section 5
Admission to Register of persons trained outside Brunei Darussalam
(1)
Any person whose name is registered in any part or parts of —
(a)
the Register kept by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales;
(b)
the Register kept by the General Nursing Council for
Scotland;
(c)
the Register kept by the Joint Nursing and Midwives Council of Northern Ireland;
(d)
the Register kept by the General Nursing Council for Eire; or
(e)
the Register kept by the Nursing Board of the Federation of
Malaysia or the Republic of Singapore, and who produces a certificate from the Council or the Board, as the case may be, of any of the territories (as the case may be), certifying that his name is so registered as a nurse, shall, upon —
(i)
making an application in the prescribed manner;
(ii)
satisfying the Board of his identity and good character;
and
(iii)
paying the fee prescribed for ordinary applications, for registration under the Act, be entitled to be registered in a corresponding manner under this Act.
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(2)
If any person —
(a)
proves to the satisfaction of the Board that he has been trained in any place outside Brunei Darussalam where the standard of training and examination is not lower than the standard of training and examination required under this Act, either as a general nurse or hospital assistant for the sick, or as a nurse or hospital assistant in some special class; and
(b)
satisfies the Board of his identity and good character, the Board may, either after examination or without examination upon payment of a small fee prescribed for registration under this Act, direct that such person shall be registered in the appropriate part or parts of the Register.